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senator cap, senator mccain, others will, as well. i just want to say -- we take seriously the opportunity to engage with you and really understand you better as a human being and your priorities and really your values. andhow they were developed your approach to managing a big department like this. i just want to say thank you for your willingness to meet with all of us who serve on this committee. i understand you have tried to meet with us. and weciate you trying will continue to do that. i'm sure you well. your bipartisan staff, you spent some two hours or more meeting with them, answering, i'm told, every question they asked. you stayed in the last man or woman standing and start -- and answered all of the questions. we will have the opportunity to ask you questions and stay here basically until we run out of questions and you run out of endurance. i do not think we will take too long. if you would -- it is not uncommon. i think you have about 100 questions to answer. some are multipart. some of those i would not expect you to an
senator cap, senator mccain, others will, as well. i just want to say -- we take seriously the opportunity to engage with you and really understand you better as a human being and your priorities and really your values. andhow they were developed your approach to managing a big department like this. i just want to say thank you for your willingness to meet with all of us who serve on this committee. i understand you have tried to meet with us. and weciate you trying will continue to do that....
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we agree with senator mccain that said not too many years ago that chuck hagel would be an excellent secretary of state. president believes he will be an excellent secretary of defense. >> the vice president with what we are to understand be a broad approach with the issue of gun violence. senator mccolonel said he doesn't want to talk about anything other than fiscal matters for the next few years. i'm sorry. i meant months. >> i think the president will move forward with his agenda in a timely fashion including the work biden is doing on the effort to examine measures that we can take to address the problem of gun violence in this country. many americans would disagree with the idea in the wake of what happened in newtown, connecticut that we should put off any action on the issue of gun violence. i think that would be met with surprise by the vast majority of the american people that don't watch the sunday shows. >> a broad effort as opposed -- >> i can cite the president on several occasions that he talked about the fact that issues that address access to guns, including legislat
we agree with senator mccain that said not too many years ago that chuck hagel would be an excellent secretary of state. president believes he will be an excellent secretary of defense. >> the vice president with what we are to understand be a broad approach with the issue of gun violence. senator mccolonel said he doesn't want to talk about anything other than fiscal matters for the next few years. i'm sorry. i meant months. >> i think the president will move forward with his...
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the comment about, this is not chuck hagel's war, what john mccain said, john mccain clearly is coming from a different time in terms of the military and military action. if we look of the history books, we need to stop taking advice from these guys who were in the military and start looking at people who actually have served as opposed to the couch starker's -- talkers. host: can i ask you to review the relationship and how it has evolved between john mccain and chuck hagel? they came in both veterans of the vietnam war, both friends, yet their relationship evolved and there is some question as to whether or not john mccain will support chuck hagel. guest: it has evolved. there was a natural affinity between them because of their service in vietnam. knowing senator mccain the way i do, i do not know senator hagel, he has always been somebody who reaches out to a variety of different folks. he has an immense number of friends on the other side of the aisle. he is a very personable person. i do think over time, the differences between the two senators about iraq, afghanistan, and other
the comment about, this is not chuck hagel's war, what john mccain said, john mccain clearly is coming from a different time in terms of the military and military action. if we look of the history books, we need to stop taking advice from these guys who were in the military and start looking at people who actually have served as opposed to the couch starker's -- talkers. host: can i ask you to review the relationship and how it has evolved between john mccain and chuck hagel? they came in both...
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john mccain is a war hero. everybody can say whatever they want about chuck hagel but he's awful for the job and i hope he does not get confirmed. c-span is to answer republicans when they call. host: we are trying to take a number of calls. we have all three lines open. you can see the numbers on your screen. we will try again to get alton on the independent line. let's go on and to carl in chicago, a democrat line. caller: i have done research on both of the gentlemen. hagel been a republican, i think the president is doing what he is doing, reaching across both sides of the aisle. it seems the opposition to chuck hagel it is the same group of naysayers like senator gramm and the rest of them that are immediately passing them before they have a chance. john brennan would make an excellent cia director. he has the credentials. he has the strength. even though chuck hagel's role is going to be a bumpy one, i believe it will be confirmed with this 113 congress. the president is appointing a republican to this po
john mccain is a war hero. everybody can say whatever they want about chuck hagel but he's awful for the job and i hope he does not get confirmed. c-span is to answer republicans when they call. host: we are trying to take a number of calls. we have all three lines open. you can see the numbers on your screen. we will try again to get alton on the independent line. let's go on and to carl in chicago, a democrat line. caller: i have done research on both of the gentlemen. hagel been a...
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john mccain is a true national hero, so is chuck hagel. i have been at dinners, i was the emcee at the nixon dinner paying tribute to john kyl. john mccain did the opening. this is not a war between people. we often over-emphasize these questions of division. these are real debates. this is why we are here. this is why we have the capital behind us for these major discussions. i think it was a problem for chuck hagel because he demonstrated independence of thought and questioning that was vital for the country. host: i want to go back to something you said and frame it in terms of what the president said. about and afghanistan, saying iraq was a war of choice. afghanistan was a war of necessity and iraq was a war of choice. was iraq necessary? and if so, why? what did we accomplish? guest: we have not accomplished much. host: so was it worth it? guest: it depends on a lot of factors that are out of my control. terrible tyrant to his people there is no question we're better off with him gone. then the question is how we implemented doing th
john mccain is a true national hero, so is chuck hagel. i have been at dinners, i was the emcee at the nixon dinner paying tribute to john kyl. john mccain did the opening. this is not a war between people. we often over-emphasize these questions of division. these are real debates. this is why we are here. this is why we have the capital behind us for these major discussions. i think it was a problem for chuck hagel because he demonstrated independence of thought and questioning that was vital...
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senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn , two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006, republicans lost the election and we began the surge. he wrote a piece in the "washington post" -- leaving iraq honorably. he said it's not in the national interest for the u.s. to deepen its military involvement. in january 2007, in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committee after some nonsense about syria and crossing the border into iran and syria because of the surge, and a reference to cambodia in 1970, you said "when you set in motion the kind of policy the president is
senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn , two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the...
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john mccain is a traitor. he said he was a war criminal before they brought him back out of vietnam. people forgot about that. i do not know about senator graham. host: senator mccain defended the reputation of former senator hagel the other day. does that change your opinion at all? caller: i know he did. mccain is on both sides. from let's go to a clip the debate yesterday. this is carl levin, democrat of michigan. he talked about why he thinks the senate should move ahead on this confirmation vote. >> i think the continuation of what amounts to a filibuster, since 60 votes are required, is it too bad when there is a secretary of defense who is leaving to go back to california, and we very much need to have our new secretary of defense in place, given the circumstances in this world. we have a budget crisis in this country, where sequester is confronting us. that sequester will have a damaging effect on the defense department, on the men and women in uniform, and on programs, the equipment, the training that
john mccain is a traitor. he said he was a war criminal before they brought him back out of vietnam. people forgot about that. i do not know about senator graham. host: senator mccain defended the reputation of former senator hagel the other day. does that change your opinion at all? caller: i know he did. mccain is on both sides. from let's go to a clip the debate yesterday. this is carl levin, democrat of michigan. he talked about why he thinks the senate should move ahead on this...
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just -- senator mccain's question. i had one fundamental question that i asked myself on every vote i took an decision i made. was the policy worthy of the men and women that we were sending into battle and surely to their deaths? in many cases, these poor families are living the consequences. i know it is easier if you do not have a connection to some of this. it does not mean i am any better. it is not mean i am any smarter. it is not mean i am any more appreciative of the service of our country. that is not it. i saw it from the bottom. i saw what happens. i saw the consequences and the suffering. i did question a surge. it was not an aberration to me ever. i always ask the question "is this going to be worth the sacrifice?" there will be sacrificed. iraq we lostin 1200 americans and thousands wounded. was it required and necessary? senator mccain has his own opinion on that shared by others. i am not sure. i am not certain it was required. it is not mean i am right. it does not mean i did not make wrong votes, but
just -- senator mccain's question. i had one fundamental question that i asked myself on every vote i took an decision i made. was the policy worthy of the men and women that we were sending into battle and surely to their deaths? in many cases, these poor families are living the consequences. i know it is easier if you do not have a connection to some of this. it does not mean i am any better. it is not mean i am any smarter. it is not mean i am any more appreciative of the service of our...
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other than that, i happen to agree with you and i joined a bipartisan letter with minute does, mccain and others to urge the president to make those points. i basically agree with you. also in terms of the failure of the iraqi government to protect the christian minority, to protect the people at camp liberty, for instance, whether or not the government of iraq is the perpetrator of that horrific outrage, they did not carry out that mission if it was to protect that came. the christian minority in iraq is very, very fragile and the relationship to the sunni, if it is what you say, in terms of iraq and the relationship, allowing the iranians to overfly and support assad is so totally terrible. nonetheless, he has a lot to talk about and if they want certain kinds of weapons, there's a lot of skepticism about providing any types of weapons if there are to be a condition to basically doing a number of things differently and making sure that those weapons are not put to the years that we could never support, hopefully. >> margaret warner, pbs news hour. if rouhani or his executives were w
other than that, i happen to agree with you and i joined a bipartisan letter with minute does, mccain and others to urge the president to make those points. i basically agree with you. also in terms of the failure of the iraqi government to protect the christian minority, to protect the people at camp liberty, for instance, whether or not the government of iraq is the perpetrator of that horrific outrage, they did not carry out that mission if it was to protect that came. the christian minority...
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senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to be here with senator warren and secretary clinton to introduce and speak -- say a few words about my friend, senator kerry, to the committee. obviously the nominee doesn't need to be introduced to the committee on which he's served for over a quarter of a century. as the chairman for the last four years. so i can dispensed with the customary summary of his public service and qualifications for the office for which he's been nominated. they're well-known to you and to all of our colleagues. but i'd like to take a few moments to attest to the personal qualities that senator kerry would bring to the office of secretary of state, which i think are well suited to the position. he and i have been friends for quite a long time now. we've had our disagreements, which is unsurprising, given our political differences. and as often the case in our business, our friendship has been affected from time to time by our enthusiasm for our differing views and by the competitive nature of
senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to be here with senator warren and secretary clinton to introduce and speak -- say a few words about my friend, senator kerry, to the committee. obviously the nominee doesn't need to be introduced to the committee on which he's served for over a quarter of a century. as the chairman for the last four years. so i can dispensed with the customary summary of his public service and qualifications for the office for which he's been...
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senator mccain? >> thank you. secretary panetta, i join with others in thanking you for your many years of service. it has been an honor to have known you and appreciate your leadership of the department of defense. i am sure you will continue to contribute in the future. we will miss you. general dempsey, i was just going over your written statement or it i have to admit, it is one of the more bizarre statements that i have ever -- statement. i have to admit, it is one of the more bizarre statements that i have ever seen in this committee. you say, we positioned our forces that was consistent with available threat estimates. then you go on to say, our military was appropriately responsive, even though seven hours past and two americans died at the end of that. then you go on and say, we did what are posture and capabilities allowed. there is a base there. it is about an hour and a half flight. i have forgotten the kind of plane that i took when i went to benghazi. including in all of those factors on that board t
senator mccain? >> thank you. secretary panetta, i join with others in thanking you for your many years of service. it has been an honor to have known you and appreciate your leadership of the department of defense. i am sure you will continue to contribute in the future. we will miss you. general dempsey, i was just going over your written statement or it i have to admit, it is one of the more bizarre statements that i have ever -- statement. i have to admit, it is one of the more...
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senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn , two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006, republicans lost the election and we began the surge. he wrote a piece in the "washington post" -- leaving iraq honorably. he said it's not in the national interest for the u.s. to deepen its military involvement. in january 2007, in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committee after some nonsense about syria and crossing the border into iran and syria because of the surge, and a reference to cambodia in 1970, you said "when you set in motion the kind of policy the president is
senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn , two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the...
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senator john mccain, who needs no introduction. >> but he always appreciate it. [laughter] i would just like to very briefly say that i thank senator enhofe for his attention tot his issue. -- senator inhofe and others on this issue. he pointed out the devastating effect of sequestration. if it is implemented, it will cut every ship, truck, a tank, research and development across the board. the secretary of defense panetta, a man that i admire greatly, called sequestration a meat ax approach. i think it is important to note, according to one economic analysis, it costs a loss of $350 in full-time direct jobs, 650,000 indirect job losses. that is a lot of jobs. my friends, in these difficult times. secretary panetta said, "this has become a very serious threat to our national security." para chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the same thing. in the late 1970's, after the vietnam war, the chief of staff testified before congress that we had a "hollow army," which then caused the attention of the american people and one of the reasons why ronald reagan was e
senator john mccain, who needs no introduction. >> but he always appreciate it. [laughter] i would just like to very briefly say that i thank senator enhofe for his attention tot his issue. -- senator inhofe and others on this issue. he pointed out the devastating effect of sequestration. if it is implemented, it will cut every ship, truck, a tank, research and development across the board. the secretary of defense panetta, a man that i admire greatly, called sequestration a meat ax...
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john mccain is a verylose friend of mine. there's no one i admire more than john mccain. we think alike on many things. we are different too. i disagree with john. john disgrease with me on issues. but how all this plays out over the next two years, i don't know. but regardless of how it plays out he will always be a good friend and i will always be a great admirer of his and i'm grateful for his service to our country. >> can you see yourself running, if he runs, will that impede you from running if he says i'm going again? >> well, brian, i think in this business, or any major decision one makes in your life, that decision has to come from you first. it's got toome from you, the considerations, or your family or other personal issues. then you start working through the more external conditions. you know in this business that if you run for president there will be many very qualified candidates out there, some will be good friends, i suspect. you know that. and you factor that in. and you're not unmindful of that kind of competition. and that kind of competition is good
john mccain is a verylose friend of mine. there's no one i admire more than john mccain. we think alike on many things. we are different too. i disagree with john. john disgrease with me on issues. but how all this plays out over the next two years, i don't know. but regardless of how it plays out he will always be a good friend and i will always be a great admirer of his and i'm grateful for his service to our country. >> can you see yourself running, if he runs, will that impede you...
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here is an exchange between the secretary and john mccain yesterday. [video clip] >> why is it the administration still refuses to provide the full text with the deletion of terrorism in the talking points? why do we care? because of the classified ever mission had been included, it is an entirely different version of events to the american people. going to the american people to tell them what happened, then you ought to have your facts al qaeda iscluding a decimated and our embassies are secure. here we are four months later and we still do not have the basic information. if you want to go out and tell the american people what happened, you should at least have interviewed the people who were there. instead of saying, no we cannot talk to them because an fbi investigation was going on. host: front page. our next call is an independent from ohio. caller: good morning. i have two. . first, there is no doubt in my mind what happened was muddied for political reasons. if you refuse to associate with a government that plays politics when their allies in t
here is an exchange between the secretary and john mccain yesterday. [video clip] >> why is it the administration still refuses to provide the full text with the deletion of terrorism in the talking points? why do we care? because of the classified ever mission had been included, it is an entirely different version of events to the american people. going to the american people to tell them what happened, then you ought to have your facts al qaeda iscluding a decimated and our embassies...
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mccain walked away from in 2007. no other republican said in such a significant way. we have made enormous gains in terms of controlling the border and interior controls in the united states. we have removed 400,000 people per year from the interior of the united states. an important measure at levels we have not seen since the early 1970's. the shedding -- the senate package speaks directly about the future workers. the bill will allow when the circumstances dictate to bring workers legally in the united states as a means of not enticing workers to hire people without the right to work. host: i want to talk to you about a house -- a house proposal put forth. our guest is demetrios papademetriou, the founder of the migration policy institute. are there lessons from the passage of the last major immigration bill? jerry is joining us from rhode island. caller: i would like to make an informed comment on the different laws that were passed. i can go from experience. i grew up in a city that had quite a few immigrants from massachusetts. there were immigrants driving with
mccain walked away from in 2007. no other republican said in such a significant way. we have made enormous gains in terms of controlling the border and interior controls in the united states. we have removed 400,000 people per year from the interior of the united states. an important measure at levels we have not seen since the early 1970's. the shedding -- the senate package speaks directly about the future workers. the bill will allow when the circumstances dictate to bring workers legally in...
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senator mccain, as he mentioned, is a longtime friend. we met here in the senate, coming from very different political positions. we found common ground. i will never forget standing with them in hanoi, at just the two of us. listening to him talk about that experience. i will always be grateful for his partnership in helping to make real peace with vietnam by establishing the most significant process in the history of our country or of any country for the accounting of missing and dead in any war. for working to lift the embargo and ultimately normalize relations with an old enemy. john had every reason -- we were able to help heal deep wounds and into a war that had divided too many people for much too long. as we talk about war and peace and foreign policy, i want all of us to keep in our minds, as i think we do, the extraordinary men and women in uniform who are on the front lines, even as we meet here today. the troops at war to help protect america. i can pledge to you that as a veteran of war, i will always carry the consequences o
senator mccain, as he mentioned, is a longtime friend. we met here in the senate, coming from very different political positions. we found common ground. i will never forget standing with them in hanoi, at just the two of us. listening to him talk about that experience. i will always be grateful for his partnership in helping to make real peace with vietnam by establishing the most significant process in the history of our country or of any country for the accounting of missing and dead in any...
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you see senator mccain. you have the ranking for the senate armed service committee. this should begin in a second. let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today. this and later this afternoon, the confirmation hearing for cia director nominee, john brennan, currently the counter-terrorism chief. >> good morning, everybody. we welcome secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey to testify about the department of defense's response to the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. temporary mission facility in benghazi, libya on september 11 and all of last year. the findings o
you see senator mccain. you have the ranking for the senate armed service committee. this should begin in a second. let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator...
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senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn, two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006, republicans lost the election and we began the surge. he wrote a piece in the "washington post" -- leaving iraq honorably. he said it's not in the national interest for the u.s. to deepen its military involvement. in january 2007, in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committee after some nonsense about syria and crossing the border into iran and syria because of the surge, and a reference to cambodia in 1970, you said "when you set in motion the kind of policy the president is t
senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn, two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge...
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john mccain clearly is coming from a different time. i think we are going to start looking at the history books -- we should start looking at people who have served as opposed to these couch talkers. host: can i take a step back and ask you about the relationship and how it has a vault between john mccain and chuck hagel? the bulls came in veterans of the vietnam war, both friends, and now the relationship has evolved. there is question as to whether john mccain support chuck hagel. guest: it has evolved. knowing senator mccain the way i do, he has always been somebody to reaches out to a variety of different folks. he has friends of the other side. i do think the differences between the two senators about barack and afghanistan and other issues -- about iraq and afghanistan and other issues -- all of those things have led to a divergence. the fact that they are no longer best buddies -- at the end of the day washington is about politics. there are opposed opinions to this key security measure. host: chuck hagel served as the chair of t
john mccain clearly is coming from a different time. i think we are going to start looking at the history books -- we should start looking at people who have served as opposed to these couch talkers. host: can i take a step back and ask you about the relationship and how it has a vault between john mccain and chuck hagel? the bulls came in veterans of the vietnam war, both friends, and now the relationship has evolved. there is question as to whether john mccain support chuck hagel. guest: it...
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john -- nominee john mccain. at the time brennan was a top advisor to the obama campaign and prenian's employee was not fired -- brennan's employee was not fired. one of the key witnesses in the case was found murdered in his car outside his church while the investigation was still ongoing. brennan was involved in administration related to the release of convicted libyan pan am flight 103 bomber from a scottish jail in august, 2009. at the time of the release when he returned to libya to a national heroes welcome, brennan described the release as, quote, unfortunate, inprote, and wrong, unquote, and called for his reimprisonment. however obama administration documents obtained by the sunday times revealed that the white house had secretly informed scottish authorities that they found compassionate release more palatable than the reimprisonment of him in libya. brennan also came under fire after would-be underwear bomber nearly brought down a u.s.-bound northwest airlines flight on christmas day, 2009. british int
john -- nominee john mccain. at the time brennan was a top advisor to the obama campaign and prenian's employee was not fired -- brennan's employee was not fired. one of the key witnesses in the case was found murdered in his car outside his church while the investigation was still ongoing. brennan was involved in administration related to the release of convicted libyan pan am flight 103 bomber from a scottish jail in august, 2009. at the time of the release when he returned to libya to a...
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but what senator mccain said is very important. two-thirds of the budget almost is exempt from sequestration. when you hear republicans say, surely we can find $85 bilon t of $3.5 trillion in spending spending, to my republican colleagues, stop saying that. that's not accurate. we're not cutting $85 billion out of $3.5 triion. we're cutting $85 billion out of about $1.3 trillion, $1.25 trillion. becausehe budget control act took off the table two-thirds of the government from being curt. now, i'll get to the president in a minute. but let me tk about my party, the party of reagan rashing the party of peace throughs strength, the party that believes -- at least we used to, that the number-one obligation of the federal government before you do anything else is to get national security right. that was what made ronald reagan ronald reagan. that's what i believe. i don't need a poll to tell me that. i don't care if 90% of the people in the country said the defense department is not my primary concern. count me in the 10%. so the party
but what senator mccain said is very important. two-thirds of the budget almost is exempt from sequestration. when you hear republicans say, surely we can find $85 bilon t of $3.5 trillion in spending spending, to my republican colleagues, stop saying that. that's not accurate. we're not cutting $85 billion out of $3.5 triion. we're cutting $85 billion out of about $1.3 trillion, $1.25 trillion. becausehe budget control act took off the table two-thirds of the government from being curt. now,...
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it's not john mccain or lindsey graham talking about this. it is someone with a different republican message although she's been different in her message. she is not diverged from what the republican conventions have been on this issue. in utah, independent caller. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. it is a wonderful thing to see increased diversity of panelists and female senators. week very interested last to see the female senators questioning various representatives of the armed services relative to the sexual abuse situation in the u.s. military. that is a very relevant topic that concerns all of us. briefly, senator claire mccaskill talked about the incidents of sexual abuse against males in the u.s. military. no other individual had brought that up besides her and she only talked about it for a few seconds. it's encouraging to see that she has done that. i certainly support her in her bravery to address the subject, because i think sometimes in the , issuese that we have of abuse against males, both children and men, this
it's not john mccain or lindsey graham talking about this. it is someone with a different republican message although she's been different in her message. she is not diverged from what the republican conventions have been on this issue. in utah, independent caller. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. it is a wonderful thing to see increased diversity of panelists and female senators. week very interested last to see the female senators questioning various representatives of the...
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. >> senator mccain. >> thank you. again, thank you for allowing me the honor of introducing you to the committee and i look forward to many of our spirited conversations that we have had for many years. i didn't want to bring it up but since it was brought up, i have to respond again. americans do care. they do care. they do care why four americans were murdered and they do care why the american people were misled. they were misled by the talking points that the sec -- that secretary rice told the american people which were false. they were misled when the information that we needed to know about how those talking points were put together, which we still don't know the answers to, many months later. we were misled when it was -- when we were not allowed to -- when we don't -- still haven't gotten answers why there was not better security at the consulate when there was clear indications of the threat. we were misled when we were not told that there was a request for the 16-member security force to remain at the consul
. >> senator mccain. >> thank you. again, thank you for allowing me the honor of introducing you to the committee and i look forward to many of our spirited conversations that we have had for many years. i didn't want to bring it up but since it was brought up, i have to respond again. americans do care. they do care. they do care why four americans were murdered and they do care why the american people were misled. they were misled by the talking points that the sec -- that...
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i want to for thank senator mckeon and my colleagues senators mccain and gramm. we traveled run the country about this-you're a year ago and the impact on our national security -- about this last year, a year ago, and talk about the impact on our national security. here is where we are. we know, based even from seeing our secretary of defense, from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, this weekend, on the sunday shows, what the impact of sequestration will be to our national defense. i guess i would ask everyone here -- do we think we're safer around the world around now with iran marching for nuclear- weapons capability? with the assaults and all of the 60,000 people who have been married -- have been murdered in syria? with the weapons that we have seen from the gaddafi machine that has ended up in algeria? we can go on and on about the challenges we face. let's not forget that we're still in war with our troops that we recently visited in afghanistan. so our national security challenges remain great and we have already reduced defense spending $487 billi
i want to for thank senator mckeon and my colleagues senators mccain and gramm. we traveled run the country about this-you're a year ago and the impact on our national security -- about this last year, a year ago, and talk about the impact on our national security. here is where we are. we know, based even from seeing our secretary of defense, from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, this weekend, on the sunday shows, what the impact of sequestration will be to our national defense. i...
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here is a look today at what senator john mccain and former defense secretary gates had this it. -- had to say. >> what do you think about the drone court? before the president puts a targeted terrorist on a kill list, the have to get approval from a judge. >> i do not agree. it's an encroachment on the powers of the president of united states. we need to take this program out of the hands of the social intelligence agency and but in the department of defense when you have sufficient oversight, everything built in. since when is the intelligence agency supposed to be an air force of drones to run around killing people? i believe it's a job for the department of defense. there has to be a legitimate there has to be a legitimate oversight by the congress
here is a look today at what senator john mccain and former defense secretary gates had this it. -- had to say. >> what do you think about the drone court? before the president puts a targeted terrorist on a kill list, the have to get approval from a judge. >> i do not agree. it's an encroachment on the powers of the president of united states. we need to take this program out of the hands of the social intelligence agency and but in the department of defense when you have...
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. >> we've seen senator john mccain on the senate floor. the house and later we can assume the senate taking up the issue of death benefits today. >> it's going to come before the house, one of the smaller spending bills that the house has been moving through. they've got two today, the first will allow for benefits to be paid to family members of those killed in the line of duty overseas, and the other would flight d to do more crash investigations, something that's not happening right now. >> let me ask your about your piece, online at politico.com. as conservatives try to keep the focus on obamacare. the editorial that paul ryan wrote for today's "wall street journal," he talked about entitlements but not specifically about health care. what's going on there? >> as the conversation gets bigger, it becomes more protracted, there's more discussions of a big bargain a grand bargain as it's been called, including entitlement reform. other big ticket items that republicans have been asked about for years. and we hear more about those things a
. >> we've seen senator john mccain on the senate floor. the house and later we can assume the senate taking up the issue of death benefits today. >> it's going to come before the house, one of the smaller spending bills that the house has been moving through. they've got two today, the first will allow for benefits to be paid to family members of those killed in the line of duty overseas, and the other would flight d to do more crash investigations, something that's not happening...
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late in my tenure, mccain tried another bill and it did not pass and i could not pass it. he was mad and said, we have got to do something to convince young people to quit smoking. there has been a new study that says it affects virility. now politicians do not like to talk about this, but young people are much more sophisticated than older people. they get this. that does not work to tell them they will get cancer diseases. go after the verility element. [laughter] then in 2000 when he became concerned about the election, he sent me a column that he wrote. with the 10 point victory for the democrats in 2000. there was a was a campaign- finance reform, universal healthcare, and he wanted no tax cuts until the debt was paid down. mr. mayor, it is not just new york that owes him a lot. he had a lot of other interesting things. he still wanted to give young people a second chance. he used to say he was a liberal, but he was sane. i do not think i ever debated, discussed anybody in this line of work who had a better feel for the impact of what people in government did on the r
late in my tenure, mccain tried another bill and it did not pass and i could not pass it. he was mad and said, we have got to do something to convince young people to quit smoking. there has been a new study that says it affects virility. now politicians do not like to talk about this, but young people are much more sophisticated than older people. they get this. that does not work to tell them they will get cancer diseases. go after the verility element. [laughter] then in 2000 when he became...
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. >> you have the cover story, the post-shame mccain shame. it says if you live long enough, anything is possible. tell us something new about the photograph. >> a money shot here is "days of fire" by peter. [laughter] the new york times is very savvy about the cross branding. >> they are beyond shame, but we are not. [laughter] this is the kind of thing where it will get all the attention and no one will read the story. anyone else want to look at it? [laughter] >> what did you learn about senator mccain that you did not know? what surprised you? >> he has been a person of so many phases. his life and himself. what was striking to me was how reflective he is. it seems like the kind of reflective that you get when someone is deciding whether to run for another term. >> what do you think he will decide? >> i think he would not admit this. i think a lot of it will depend on whether the republicans when the senate. he would be armed services chairman, and he wants that very badly. if they do not win, he does not get it. >> do you think you will r
. >> you have the cover story, the post-shame mccain shame. it says if you live long enough, anything is possible. tell us something new about the photograph. >> a money shot here is "days of fire" by peter. [laughter] the new york times is very savvy about the cross branding. >> they are beyond shame, but we are not. [laughter] this is the kind of thing where it will get all the attention and no one will read the story. anyone else want to look at it? [laughter]...
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a lot of defense hawks like lindsey gramm and john mccain are saying if we leave too few troops or no troops it would just let the caliban back in and take control in the race all of the gains the u.s. made over the past decade. -- erase all of the gains the u.s. made it. that is where the debate will be. how many troops stay. host: he spoke about some of the meetings he had. is there anything congress is looking at to try to move the process forward? caller: i know senator mitch mcconnell met with president karzai and then he took a delegation to afghanistan. the chairman of the armed services committee was also in the afghanistan with senator jack reed. i think congress will be weighing in on the debate. in addition to 2014, the more immediate concern is the way that the u.s. gets to 2014. we have 56,000 troops in afghanistan at now. the president has not said how he is going to wind up at whatever no. he is at in 2014, whether a gradual drop down or a like sum in the military has suggested, keeping a significant force there for the fighting season before you begin to draw down troo
a lot of defense hawks like lindsey gramm and john mccain are saying if we leave too few troops or no troops it would just let the caliban back in and take control in the race all of the gains the u.s. made over the past decade. -- erase all of the gains the u.s. made it. that is where the debate will be. how many troops stay. host: he spoke about some of the meetings he had. is there anything congress is looking at to try to move the process forward? caller: i know senator mitch mcconnell met...
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the cane- -- mccain-feingold needs to be revisited. post citizens united, half of that has been lopped off, and you're left with restrictions on the party committees. it will hurt party committees, which has been a stabilizing force in democracy four years and years and years, and at the state and local level. those who say parties continue to raise the same amount of money or more money than erased before the cane- -- mccain- feingold -- the cost of tv ads has gone up because it is how it happens. advertising costs of up, but also because folks to make more money by doing sigel-issue groups, it is harder for the party groups because of competition. it's become much more expensive. the theme of any legislation has the book is more on restaurants. the idea of let's undo the soft- an will not get traction, but looking at state and local parties be something that we can get agreement on. the way i explain it to people who are not immersed, anything a party committee would want to do near an election is subject to the prohibitions, and eve
the cane- -- mccain-feingold needs to be revisited. post citizens united, half of that has been lopped off, and you're left with restrictions on the party committees. it will hurt party committees, which has been a stabilizing force in democracy four years and years and years, and at the state and local level. those who say parties continue to raise the same amount of money or more money than erased before the cane- -- mccain- feingold -- the cost of tv ads has gone up because it is how it...
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dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could no,t today, and mccain said there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not worry about that. we are not going to tweet that. the other is to just shut the media out completely. , andmpletely barraged them we will not be able to keep up, and that maybe another way. one other point i make in this paper, which i think is important in 26 teen, looking at the people who might run, jeb bush, hillary clinton. i mean, jeb bush's last statewide campaign was 2006? no, 2002. hillary clinton? look. a lot of reporters covering politics now were not even in elementary school when the clintons were in the white house, so they do not necessarily hold the clintons in the same esteem the way a lot
dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could no,t today, and mccain said there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not worry...
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they are impressive individuals, but it's a kind of pattern of dole and mccain and it's tough to compete with barack obama. that has been true somewhat at the state level until recently. denominates the senate majority leader. you get some good people that way, a lot of the more innovative governors have been younger people who jumped the line and said i have good ideas about running even if it's not my turn. i would be interested in encouraging more people to run even if it's not return. think of the model of obama who ran for the house and lost and was then running for president as a young man but did not differ to hillary clinton or all the others running. republicans could use a little bit more that, political entrepreneurship, among young candidates and potential candidates. host: do you think paul ryan will run? guest: i don't know, but he's awfully impressive. he did well as a vice- presidential candidate. i think it helps begin the process of making the republican party a much younger, more forward-looking party. host: mike from california. caller: good morning. thanks for in liv
they are impressive individuals, but it's a kind of pattern of dole and mccain and it's tough to compete with barack obama. that has been true somewhat at the state level until recently. denominates the senate majority leader. you get some good people that way, a lot of the more innovative governors have been younger people who jumped the line and said i have good ideas about running even if it's not my turn. i would be interested in encouraging more people to run even if it's not return. think...
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i thought he did an excellent job compared to senator mccain. i think that he is still prisoners of war with the mindset he has. the needs to get out of congress. i used to like him. he's getting horrible. host: give us a specific on why you got to the senator did an excellent job? caller: i thought he entered the questions really well. they kept harping on the same thing about the proposals they made to cut back on nuclear weapons. how many bombs does it take to destroy the world? we don't need all that stuff. guest: i agree with the characterization that was unfortunate to see that type of exchange between two leaders and two former colleagues. i think there were a number of people who felt disappointed by that on both sides of the aisle. i do think it is also fair in the process. many republicans are asking whether his historical record is -- indicates some level of or some type of policy positions and inclinations that would affect our national security going forward. i think examination of his historical record is entirely. any nominee ough
i thought he did an excellent job compared to senator mccain. i think that he is still prisoners of war with the mindset he has. the needs to get out of congress. i used to like him. he's getting horrible. host: give us a specific on why you got to the senator did an excellent job? caller: i thought he entered the questions really well. they kept harping on the same thing about the proposals they made to cut back on nuclear weapons. how many bombs does it take to destroy the world? we don't...
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i want to for thank senator mckeon and my colleagues senators mccain and gramm. we traveled run the country about this last year, a year ago, and talk about the impact on our national security. here is where we are. we know, based even from seeing our secretary of defense, from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, this weekend, on the sunday shows, what the impact of sequestration will be to our national defense. i guess i would ask everyone here -- do we think we're safer around the world around now with iran marching for nuclear- weapons capability? with the assaults and all of the 60,000 people who have been murdered in syria? with the weapons that we have seen from the gaddafi machine that has ended up in algeria? we can go on and on about the challenges we face. let's not forget that we're still in war with our troops that we recently visited in afghanistan. so our national security challenges remain great and we have already reduced defense spending $487 billion. it is time for the commander-in- chief. it is his foremost responsibility to keep the ame
i want to for thank senator mckeon and my colleagues senators mccain and gramm. we traveled run the country about this last year, a year ago, and talk about the impact on our national security. here is where we are. we know, based even from seeing our secretary of defense, from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, this weekend, on the sunday shows, what the impact of sequestration will be to our national defense. i guess i would ask everyone here -- do we think we're safer around the...
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the problem with mccain feingold and well intentioned laws. the political parties in this country has been a centering force in this country for 200 years. they compete to the middle of the road to win elections. you have limited money in political parties. the money didn't appear. it's out on the wings. the right and left wings. john boehner has no control, obama doesn't have a control of it. this is independent actors with their own agendas. special interests have more control today than they did prior to mccain-feingold. >> in 1995-'96, before mccain feingold, we couldn't raise limited amounts of money from corporations and labor unions. it was reportable. we had to report everything we raised. now we could raise it from large individual contributions. you no longer have those sources of money. they can't give it to the parties. >> we don't know who they're giving it to. >> not only are they not giving it to the party, it's not reportable. that was the problem with mccain feingold, it drove all of this underground. it didn't reduce the amou
the problem with mccain feingold and well intentioned laws. the political parties in this country has been a centering force in this country for 200 years. they compete to the middle of the road to win elections. you have limited money in political parties. the money didn't appear. it's out on the wings. the right and left wings. john boehner has no control, obama doesn't have a control of it. this is independent actors with their own agendas. special interests have more control today than they...
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i voted for john mccain and the .ast one we wasted our votes. i cannot stand the thought of another one of those elections. chris christie is a democrat. they are all progressives trying to get into the republican party. they need to go with rand paul, ted cruz, somebody who is different from the democrats. the democrats goes on the shows and say the republicans are going to lose because they vote for these people, that is why they are doing that. they don't want republicans voting for them. it makes me so angry. charles from connecticut, republican, go ahead. caller: good morning. to see tom coburn. i have watched him for years on television and on c-span on the senate floor. he makes more sense than all the rest of them combined. they have to draft him because he is not going to run again for the senate. he is probably the most intelligent and wise is man on the senate floor. that is really all i have to say. louis,ob from st. republican, what do you have to say? caller: i think it's time to have two governors run, and i think christie with hu
i voted for john mccain and the .ast one we wasted our votes. i cannot stand the thought of another one of those elections. chris christie is a democrat. they are all progressives trying to get into the republican party. they need to go with rand paul, ted cruz, somebody who is different from the democrats. the democrats goes on the shows and say the republicans are going to lose because they vote for these people, that is why they are doing that. they don't want republicans voting for them. it...
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not just john mccain or lindsey graham talking about this. it's something who obviously brings a different face to the republican message. although she's been very disciplined in what she portrays and the kind of message she takes. she hasn't diverged at all from what the republican conventions have been on these issues. host: we'll go to phone calls. mike in utah, independent caller, go ahead. caller: yeah. good morning. thanks for taking my call. host: good morning. caller: it is certainly a wonderful thing to see increased diversity of the panelists and the female senators. i was very interested last week to see the female senators questioning various representatives of the armed services relative to the sexual abuse situation in the u.s. military. and that is certainly a very relevant topic that concerns all of us. senator mccaskill talked about three seconds about the sexual abuse against males in the u.s. military and no other individual had brought that up besides her. she only talked about it for just a very few seconds. it's encourag
not just john mccain or lindsey graham talking about this. it's something who obviously brings a different face to the republican message. although she's been very disciplined in what she portrays and the kind of message she takes. she hasn't diverged at all from what the republican conventions have been on these issues. host: we'll go to phone calls. mike in utah, independent caller, go ahead. caller: yeah. good morning. thanks for taking my call. host: good morning. caller: it is certainly a...
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one of the great things about this committee is senator pryor and coburn, senator mccain and others is that we actually have the opportunity here -- this is an oversight committee. we have -- we deal with homeland security in a big way. have for about 10 years. as an history this is an oversight committee. we have the opportunity to perform effective oversight. anytime we have someone testify before us, defense, homeland security, whether it's health and human services, whatever it might be, i ask at the end of whatever we're hearing, someone from g.a.o., say what do we need to do bettory make sure we spend our taxpayer dollars more effectively? almost without exception they say do more oversight. that's why we try to have four subcommittees. the full committee, it's largely an oversight subcommittee that's dependent to this huge homeland security, government affairs overview. we have the ability to leverage the capability of one committee and we do it by working with g.a.o., the high-risk list comes out every two years. we have the opportunity to work with you, your predecessors, with
one of the great things about this committee is senator pryor and coburn, senator mccain and others is that we actually have the opportunity here -- this is an oversight committee. we have -- we deal with homeland security in a big way. have for about 10 years. as an history this is an oversight committee. we have the opportunity to perform effective oversight. anytime we have someone testify before us, defense, homeland security, whether it's health and human services, whatever it might be, i...
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senator mccain and graham, and the new kid on the block, cruz, i used to have respect for mccain, but i think it is time for his rocking chair. he talks about living on the wrong side of history, and i think as we go forward, we will find out who is on the wrong side of history. i find it disheartening, these senators who are supposed to be so patriotic. they are a bunch of bullies. you can disagree. one of their comrades, and they are our republicans, to come out there and display what they do. it's really disheartening. host: thanks for the call. on the facebook page, this is from eugene -- and brit saying he has been bullish all day. next is richard joining us from missouri. caller: 94 veteran -- by an belfort veteran. he is a republican, but also a great american. i do not see how some of those people who never even put on a uniform trying to tell them what to do. why can a man change his mind, but a fool never will. host: when it did you serve? caller: the vietnam war. host: thank you for sharing your call. republican , texas. caller: s, mr. henkel has to stand on his record, and
senator mccain and graham, and the new kid on the block, cruz, i used to have respect for mccain, but i think it is time for his rocking chair. he talks about living on the wrong side of history, and i think as we go forward, we will find out who is on the wrong side of history. i find it disheartening, these senators who are supposed to be so patriotic. they are a bunch of bullies. you can disagree. one of their comrades, and they are our republicans, to come out there and display what they...
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i also want to thank john mccain. why would i want to thank john mccain? as most of you know, in 2008, john mccain surprised the united states by nominating alaska governor sarah palin to be his running mate in the presidential election. and i remember that moment. i was at a little science conference and my first book had just come out on conservative women. it was academic press. i'm sure a few people thought it might be interesting. then i saw sarah palin on the screen on national television and i thought john mccain is promoting my research agenda. so i always feel it's important to thank john mccain when i do talk about my research. speaking of research and i want to follow up on something that larry said. what i am presenting today is scholarly work and really intended to create understanding of conservative women. i am a women of politics scholar and i saw a lack of attention to ideological diversity among women in the scholarship that was being published. so i became very interested myself and exploring questions about conservative women and also w
i also want to thank john mccain. why would i want to thank john mccain? as most of you know, in 2008, john mccain surprised the united states by nominating alaska governor sarah palin to be his running mate in the presidential election. and i remember that moment. i was at a little science conference and my first book had just come out on conservative women. it was academic press. i'm sure a few people thought it might be interesting. then i saw sarah palin on the screen on national television...
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you see the audience, you see the younger people coming up, and like mccain, i think mccain and when the gramm got slapped back this week. got slappedraham back this week. host: thank you for the call. happy 12th birthday to your son on the st. patrick's day. a shout out to liz. she is one of our more prolific tweeters. the callerink brought some interesting points. about the public health obesity question, one thing about sarah palin's speech that really captured the moment was when she brought out the soda and talked about how conservatives disagree with mayor bloomberg on the so the band. they want individual liberty and freedom. -- the soda ban. they want individual liberty and freedom. as much as the party is having a confusing time in reestablishing itself, their core principles, core philosophy on individual liberty and freedom that will push the party forward and help it regain its footing. the excitement about the republican team ahead of 2014, 2016 israel. it surprised me walking around to see how negative people are about romney's campaign. looking ahead, they feel excited
you see the audience, you see the younger people coming up, and like mccain, i think mccain and when the gramm got slapped back this week. got slappedraham back this week. host: thank you for the call. happy 12th birthday to your son on the st. patrick's day. a shout out to liz. she is one of our more prolific tweeters. the callerink brought some interesting points. about the public health obesity question, one thing about sarah palin's speech that really captured the moment was when she...
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john mccain said today mr. hagel has fulfilled the panel pass rigorous requirements of information, and the vote should occur. >> having observed a steady improvements in the opportunities and well-being of our citizens, i can report to you this youthful union is good. >> in keeping with the time honored tradition, i have come to report to you on the state of the union. america is much improved. there is good reason to believe that improvement will continue. >> my duty is to report on the state of the union, not the state of our government but of our american community. we will form a more perfect union. >> the state of the union is a strong. >> a nation is at war. our economy is in recession. the civilized world faces unsterilized dangers. the state of our union has never been stronger. >> it is because of our people that our future is hopeful. the state of our union is strong. >> president obama delivers this year's address live on c- span a program starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. followed by the gop response.
john mccain said today mr. hagel has fulfilled the panel pass rigorous requirements of information, and the vote should occur. >> having observed a steady improvements in the opportunities and well-being of our citizens, i can report to you this youthful union is good. >> in keeping with the time honored tradition, i have come to report to you on the state of the union. america is much improved. there is good reason to believe that improvement will continue. >> my duty is to...
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senators like john mccain have made similar statements to what scott said. your republican governor, along with other governors around the country, said they want congress to stop the sequester, stop these cuts. but i just have to be honest with you. there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. keep in mind nobody's asking them to raise income tax rates. all we're asking is to consider closing tax loopholes and deductions that the speaker of the house, john boehner, said he was willing to do just a few months ago. he said there were a bunch of loopholes and deductions you could close. said you could raise $800 billion, $1 trillion by closing loopholes. we're not even asking for that much. all we're asking is that they close loopholes for the well-off and well connected, for hedge fund managers or oil companies or corporate jet owners who are all doing very well and don't need these tax loopholes
senators like john mccain have made similar statements to what scott said. your republican governor, along with other governors around the country, said they want congress to stop the sequester, stop these cuts. but i just have to be honest with you. there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. keep in mind nobody's asking them to...
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dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could exist today, and mccain said no, there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not worry about that. we are not going to tweet that. the other is to just shut the media out completely. to completely barraged them, and we will not be able to keep up, and that maybe another way. one other point i make in this paper, which i think is important in 26 teen, looking at the people who might run, jeb bush, hillary clinton. i mean, jeb bush's last statewide campaign was 2006? no, 2002. hillary clinton? look. a lot of reporters covering politics now were not even in elementary school when the clintons were in the white house, so they do not necessarily hold the clintons in the same esteem the w
dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could exist today, and mccain said no, there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not...